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» Presents
Some kind of chocolate overload
I got an absolutely killer deal from Thorntons with the help of a surprisingly thriftly and attentive friend, and so I've ordered about £55 worth of assorted chocolates, fudge, toffee and general sweet things for the princely sum of £23.50 including delivery.
My family told me we were having a budget-conscious Christmas this year. I like to think I'm just buying into the spirit in a slightly alternative way...
(Thu 26th Nov 2009, 13:33, More)
Some kind of chocolate overload
I got an absolutely killer deal from Thorntons with the help of a surprisingly thriftly and attentive friend, and so I've ordered about £55 worth of assorted chocolates, fudge, toffee and general sweet things for the princely sum of £23.50 including delivery.
My family told me we were having a budget-conscious Christmas this year. I like to think I'm just buying into the spirit in a slightly alternative way...
(Thu 26th Nov 2009, 13:33, More)
» Pet Peeves
GAH
Another of my pet peeves is with b3ta's reply system, actually. I haven't used it much before today, but it's suddenly struck me with all the force of a half-brick through a jeweller's window of an evening.
When I click the "x replies" link underneath a story, I expect to see all the current replies, followed by a nice little box where I can input my own reply - not to have to click the same reply link twice to actually get said input box on my screen.
I have clicked the "post your own story" link (thinking it was a "post a new comment" link) and ended up making a new post on the main question page twice now. What a nightmare.
(Tue 6th May 2008, 17:37, More)
GAH
Another of my pet peeves is with b3ta's reply system, actually. I haven't used it much before today, but it's suddenly struck me with all the force of a half-brick through a jeweller's window of an evening.
When I click the "x replies" link underneath a story, I expect to see all the current replies, followed by a nice little box where I can input my own reply - not to have to click the same reply link twice to actually get said input box on my screen.
I have clicked the "post your own story" link (thinking it was a "post a new comment" link) and ended up making a new post on the main question page twice now. What a nightmare.
(Tue 6th May 2008, 17:37, More)
» Pet Peeves
Personally, I dislike...
1) Out of office email auto-replies. Good lord, they drive me insane. I don't even think it's the actual messages that I dislike, but more the fact that people seem to consider it some kind of status symbol to have one.
One aspect of my job is having to deal with computer-illiterate fools within the company I work for. I get at least one call a week asking "how can I set up an out of office message because I'm going to be away on my lunch/for an hour/for the afternoon/for a day". It takes every ounce of the little self-restraint that I posess to prevent myself shouting "FUCK OFF PEON, YOU ARE NOT AS IMPORTANT AS YOU THINK YOU ARE" back at them.
They're all fascinated with Microsoft Outlook as well, which is the other thing I cannot stand. God forbid if they have to work on a computer without it.
2) People who can't punctuate properly. I've just been reading down the page and I've seen a guilty party already. While I do agree to some extent with the content of your rant, your use of "driver's" when you mean "drivers" is unacceptable. If I had my copy of "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" with me, I would quite probably put a stickler-sticker on my monitor to show my ire.
3) People leaving progressively more desperate voicemails on my phone, in the mistaken belief that the number of voicemails they leave is inversely proportional to the time it will take for me to call them back. No, your problem is not any more important than anyone else's, no matter what you think, and it will be dealt with in the fullness of time. Until then you're just going to have to sit tight and wait.
4) Madonna. She was good about thirty years ago, and now she's just pushing the limits of decency. Her new song is shite as well. I was going to say that I'm surprised it's got to number one, but come to think of it, I'm really not.
(Tue 6th May 2008, 17:05, More)
Personally, I dislike...
1) Out of office email auto-replies. Good lord, they drive me insane. I don't even think it's the actual messages that I dislike, but more the fact that people seem to consider it some kind of status symbol to have one.
One aspect of my job is having to deal with computer-illiterate fools within the company I work for. I get at least one call a week asking "how can I set up an out of office message because I'm going to be away on my lunch/for an hour/for the afternoon/for a day". It takes every ounce of the little self-restraint that I posess to prevent myself shouting "FUCK OFF PEON, YOU ARE NOT AS IMPORTANT AS YOU THINK YOU ARE" back at them.
They're all fascinated with Microsoft Outlook as well, which is the other thing I cannot stand. God forbid if they have to work on a computer without it.
2) People who can't punctuate properly. I've just been reading down the page and I've seen a guilty party already. While I do agree to some extent with the content of your rant, your use of "driver's" when you mean "drivers" is unacceptable. If I had my copy of "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" with me, I would quite probably put a stickler-sticker on my monitor to show my ire.
3) People leaving progressively more desperate voicemails on my phone, in the mistaken belief that the number of voicemails they leave is inversely proportional to the time it will take for me to call them back. No, your problem is not any more important than anyone else's, no matter what you think, and it will be dealt with in the fullness of time. Until then you're just going to have to sit tight and wait.
4) Madonna. She was good about thirty years ago, and now she's just pushing the limits of decency. Her new song is shite as well. I was going to say that I'm surprised it's got to number one, but come to think of it, I'm really not.
(Tue 6th May 2008, 17:05, More)